Abstract
Lower plasma levels of the oxysterol cholestenoic acid associate with increased mortality and organ failure in septic patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Cholestenoic acid warrants further validation as a novel ARDS biomarker.
Publication types
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Letter
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Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural
MeSH terms
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Biomarkers / blood
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Cholestenes / blood*
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Cholestenes / immunology
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Disease-Free Survival
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Respiratory Distress Syndrome / blood*
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Respiratory Distress Syndrome / immunology
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Respiratory Distress Syndrome / mortality*
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Survival Rate
Substances
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Biomarkers
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Cholestenes
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cholestenoic acid